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5SOS star Ashton Irwin hated 'emasculating' boyband label

United Kingdom, Nov. 18 -- Ashton Irwin hated 5 Seconds of Summer being called a "boyband" because it felt "emasculating". The Australian pop rockers formed in 2011 and went on to sell more than 10 m... Read More


Lala Kent hopes Tom Sandoval has 'moved on'

United Kingdom, Nov. 18 -- Lala Kent hopes Tom Sandoval has been able to "move on" from his 2023 cheating scandal. The 43-year-old TV star was widely criticised after it emerged that he had a months-... Read More


Tom Hanks 'is big on stocking stuffers'

United Kingdom, Nov. 18 -- Tom Hanks is "really big on stocking stuffers". The Oscar-winning actor and his wife Rita Wilson spent the last festive season with their kids - Chet, 35, and Truman, 29 - ... Read More


Claire Danes felt 'shame' after getting pregnant

United Kingdom, Nov. 18 -- Claire Danes felt a "funny shame" when she got pregnant at 44. The Hollywood star - who has Cyrus, 12, Rowan, seven, and a two-year-old daughter, whose name has not been re... Read More


After Hasina's death sentence, where does the Awami League go from here?

Dhaka, Nov. 18 -- Bangladesh's political theatre has entered a new and perilous act. The International Crimes Tribunal that Sheikh Hasina herself created to try the crimes against humanity of 1971 ha... Read More


KUR disbursement reaches 83 percent of annual target : Minister

Jakarta, Nov. 18 -- Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSME) Minister Maman Abdurrahman said disbursement of the government's People's Business Credit (KUR) program reached Rp238.7 trillion (approx.... Read More


Policy reversals undermine Nigeria's reform agenda, experts warn

Nigeria, Nov. 18 -- Frequent policy reversals and weak coordination across government are undermining Nigeria's reform efforts and damaging public trust, experts said on Saturday at the second edition... Read More


Court orders to freeze 33 bank accounts of Mohiuddin Khan Alamgir, wife

Dhaka, Nov. 18 -- A court has issued an order to freeze 33 bank accounts under the names of former home minister Mohiuddin Khan Alamgir and his wife Sitara Alamgir. The accounts had more than $62.8 m... Read More


ICICI Prudential Life Insurance Company allots 64,882 equity shares under ESOS

Mumbai, Nov. 18 -- ICICI Prudential Life Insurance Company has allotted 64,630 equity shares under 'ICICI Prudential Life Insurance Company Limited - Employees Stock Option Scheme (2005)' and 252 equi... Read More


DMP reports 198 murder cases in Dhaka over 10 months

Dhaka, Nov. 18 -- The Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) has reported that 198 murders have taken place in the capital this year, averaging nearly 20 killings per month. Speaking to journalists on Tuesd... Read More